Best Bluegrass Album
Blue Highway, Original Traditional
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Burden Bearer
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, The Hazel And Alice Sessions
Claire Lynch, North By South
O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor, Coming Home

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Fantastic Negrito, The Last Days Of Oakland
Janiva Magness, Love Wins Again
Kenny Neal, Bloodline
The Record Company, Give It Back To You
Joe Louis Walker, Everybody Wants A Piece